Childhood lead exposure and sexually transmitted infections: New evidence

Environmental Research

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 131-137

  Nelson, Erik J ^a   Shacham, Enbal ^a   Boutwell, Brian B ^a   Rosenfeld, Richard ^b   Schootman, Mario ^a   Vaughn, Michael ^a   Lewis, Roger ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Gonorrhea; Impulsive behavior; Lead exposure; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; LEAD; POLLUTANT;

BLOOD; CENSUS; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHLAMYDIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLOOD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CRIME; DRUG EFFECTS; IMPULSIVENESS; INCIDENCE; POLLUTANT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

MISSOURI; SAINT LOUIS COUNTY [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

CHLAMYDIA;

CENSUSES; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; LEAD; MISSOURI; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84944719464     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.10.009     Document Type: Article

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